About Shania
Shania Wilkes is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Pennsylvania. She brings ten years of clinical experience helping people manage anxiety, stress, grief, depression, and addiction. She also offers support for relationship strain, parenting challenges, and recovery from trauma and abuse.
Shania draws on a person-centered and humanistic foundation. She shapes sessions around each person's needs, using a mix of approaches rather than a single method. Her style balances straightforward feedback with warmth - she calls it "carefrontational."
Background and approach
In practical terms this means she listens first, then points out patterns that might be holding someone back. She helps clients notice unhelpful thoughts and make small changes that feel doable. Sessions often focus on building coping strategies, improving communication, and restoring a stronger sense of purpose.
Shania has experience teaching college courses in psychology and human development, which informs how she explains emotional responses and behavior. That background also guides her when she helps people work through complicated feelings like guilt, shame, or compassion fatigue. She uses evidence-informed tools such as cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and acceptance-based strategies.
Her goal is practical progress - clearer thinking, steadier mood, and more manageable daily routines. Shania emphasizes collaboration and helps people set realistic steps toward the life they want.
How therapy approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It supports taking values-based action even when anxiety or fear are present, which can help with stress, panic, and life transitions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them against real-life evidence. It often includes practical exercises and small behavior changes that reduce symptoms like panic attacks or persistent worry.
Client-centered work emphasizes the person's own goals and experiences. The therapist listens closely and follows the client’s lead, offering reflection and empathy to help people reconnect with their values and strengths.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about their needs, goals, and preferences and then use techniques from different approaches to find what fits best. Changes are paced to what the client can manage while still aiming for meaningful improvement.
Online sessions offer flexible options to fit different schedules and needs. Video calls support face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging let people send shorter updates, ask questions between sessions, or use written reflection when speaking feels hard. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family, and daily life.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
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